The Pattern
You advocate brilliantly for others. The moment you need to advocate for yourself — for your salary, your working conditions, your rights, your space — something stops. That asymmetry is worth examining.
What Mastery Looks Like
A life lived in alignment with genuine values, including the courage to enact them
The Path Forward
Work through it with Juana
Guides on this pattern, each one a conversation you can start rather than an article you read.
Related patterns
Patterns that often live alongside this one.
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Working through “Stand Up for Yourself”?
Talk it through with Juana, and start where it actually helps.